Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-08-20
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there of you when you started up the noun
tainf'
Eighty men,"
"And how many at the endp
"One hundred and seventy-perhaps few
more"
"And how many of you were hits'
"Three-one killed, two wounded, and
few scratched"
"Wonderful, wonderful It was a brave
deed, and becausei 10 was 50 brave il was sue
cessful He must have been mad, that Eng
lish general. Who shot himp
"Breytenbach. Colley held up a white
handkerchief in his hand, and Breytenbach
fired, and down went the general all Of
heap, and then they all ran helter skelter down
the hill Yes, it was q wonderful thingl
They could have beat us back with their left
hand That is what comes of having right
eous cause, uncle"
The general smiled grimly. "That is what
comes of having men who can shoot, and who
understand the country, and are not afraid.
Well, it is done, and well done. The stars in
their courses have fought for us, Frank Null
Ter, and so far we have conquered. But how
is it to end? You are no fool: tell me, how
will it end2"
Frank Muller rose and walked twice up and
down the room before he answered. 'Shall
tell you9" he asked, and then, without wait
ing for an answer, went on: at will end in
our getting the country back. That is what
this armistice means There are thousands
of rooibaatjes there at the Mex; Shey cannot
therefore be waiting for soldiers They are
waiting for an opportunity to yield, uncle.
We shall get the country back, and you will
be president of the republic"
The old man took a pull at his pipe. "You
have long head, Frank, and it has not run
away with you. The English government is
going to give in. The stars in their courses
continue to fight for us. The English gov
ernment is as mad as its officers. They will
give in But it means more than that, Frank !;
/ will tell you what it means. 1t means
and again he let his heavy hand fall upon the
deal table-"the triumph Of the Boer through
out South Africa. Bahl Burgers was not
such a fool after all when he talked of his
great Dutch republic. have been twice to
England now, and know the Englishman
l could measure him for his veldtschoens
! shoes. He knows nothing-nothing. He
understands his shop, he is buried in his shop,
and can think Of nothing else. Sometimes he
goes away and starts his shop in other places,
and buries himself in it, and makes it a big
shop, because he understands shops. But it is
all a question of shops, and if the shops
abroad interfere with the shops at home, or if
it is thought that they do, which comes to the
same thing, then the shops at home put an
end to the shops abroad. Bahl they talk a
great deal there in England, but, at the bot
tom of it, it is shop, shop, shop. They talk Of
honor, and patriotism too, but they both give
way to the shop. And l tell you this, Frank
Muller: it is the shop that has made the Eng
lish, and it is the shop that will destroy them.
oil ha Wo shall hauo cliao.
Africa for the Africanders. The Transvaal
for the Transvaalers first, then the rest.
Shepstone was clever man; he would have
made it all into an English shop, with the
black men for shop boys. We have changed
all that, but we ought to be grateful to Shep-
stone The English have paid our debts, they
have eaten up the Zulus, who would other
wise have destroyed US, and they have let us
beat them, and now we are going to have our
turn again, and, as you say, shall be the
first president"
ayes, uncle" replied the younger man,
calmly, "and shall be the second"
The great man looked at him. "You are a
bold man." he said; "but boldness makes the
man and the country. dare say you will
You have the head; and one clear head can
turn many fools, as the rudder does the ship,
and guide them when they are turned. l
dare say that you will be president one day"
"Yes, 1 shall be president, and when am
will drive the Englishmen out of SouthAfrica-
This will do with the help of the Natal
Zulus Then will destroy the natives, as
TChaka destroyed, keeping only enough for
slaves. That is my plan uncle; it is good
one."
at is big one; am not certain that it is
a good one But, good or bad, who shall
sayl You may carry it out, nephew, if you
live A man with brains and wealth may
carry out anything if he lives. But there is
q God. l believe, Frank Muller, that there
is u God, and believe that God sets limit
to mans doings If he is going too far, God
kills him. II you live, Frank Muller, you
will do these things, but perhaps God will kill
you Who can sayl You will do what God
wills, not what you will"
The elder man was speaking seriously now.
Muller felt that this was none of the whining
cant people in authority among the Beers
find 1t desirable to adopt. 1t was what he
thought, and it chilled Muller in spite of his
pretended skepticisn, as the sincere belief Of
an intellectual man, however opposite to our
own, Is apt to chill us into doubt of ourselves
and our opinions For moment his slumber
ing superstition awoke, and he felt half
afraid. Between him and that bright future
Of blood and power lay a chill gulf. Suppose
that gulf should be death, and the future
nothing but dream-or worse! His face
fell as the idea occurred to him, and the
general noticed it.
"Well," he went on, "he who lives will see.
Meanwhile you have done good service to the
state, and you shall have your reward, cou-
sin. II am president"-he laid emphasis on
this, the meaning o: which his listener did
not miss-"if by the support of my followers
l become president, l will not forget you.
And now must upsaddle and get back.
want to be at Laings Mex in sixty hours, to
wait for Gen. Woods answer. You will see
about the sending in of those prisoners" and
he knocked out his pipe and rose.
"By the way, meinheer," said Muller, sud-
denly adopting tone of respect, 81 have a
favor to ask"
"What is it, nephewp
II want pass for two friends Of mine
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